European Recipes : British Recipes :Mushroom Pudding(English)

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       Title: Mushroom Pudding(English)
Categories: Puddings, English
       Yield: 4 Servings

       8 oz Self-raising flour
            Pinch of salt
       3 oz Suet
       1    Small onion,sliced
       1 lb Mushrooms, wiped,
            Trimmed and sliced
       4    Rashers streaky bacon,
            Chopped
            Salt and black pepper
            A little water or stock

   Mix the flour, salt and suet together then add sufficient cold water
   to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and
   roll out. Use 2/3 of the dough to line a greased 2 pint pudding
   basin, reserving the remaining 1/3 for the lid. Seal any gaps well.
   Mix the onion, mushrooms and bacon together, season, and put into
   the centre of the pudding, adding a little stock or water. Add the
   dough lid, pressing the edges firmly together and sealing with a
   little water. Tie a circle of greaseproof paper over the basin and
   cover securely with kitchen foil. Place on a stand in a saucepan,
   and pour round sufficient boiling water to come about half way up
   the basin. Cover and boil for 2 to 2 1/2 hour's, topping up with
   boiling water as necessary. Serve with potatoes and a green
   vegetable.